Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

Section 5 (a) (1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of falling: (a) At the Job-Site/ Two employees working 60 ft high on a Self Propelled Elevating Platform [JLG 800A Lift],/Serial # 1042480300045829, were exposed to fall hazards while working from the basket without wearing a harness or a lanyard. On or about 12/13/00. ABATEMENT NOTES: Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard it to: 1)Follow ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992-Boom Supported Elevated Work Platforms,section 8.8 states:" Ensure all personnel in the platform are wearing fall protection devices and other safety gear as required at all times,"and 2)Train the employees in the proper procedures while operating boom supported platforms,such as but not limited to,the wearing the safety harness and lanyard. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED AS OUTLINED IN PART 29 CFR 1903.19